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Awards
Ethics in Journalism Awards
for performing in an outstanding ethical manner
Deadline for nominations: April 17
The Ethics in Journalism Award honors journalists or news organizations that perform in an outstanding ethical manner demonstrating the ideals of the SPJ Code of Ethics. It also honors especially notable efforts to educate the public on principles embodied in the code or hold journalists ethically accountable for their behavior. The Society may present one Ethics in Journalism Award in any given year unless there are no worthy candidates. Nominations are open. Self-nomination is permitted.
Submit your nomination online
Sorry, the deadline to submit nominations has passed.
2023 Winners
– Tony Plohetski, Austin American-Statesman
– Jennifer Smith Richards, Chicago Tribune
– Jodi S. Cohen, ProPublica
– William Wan, The Washington Post
Read the Press Release
Previous Winners
2022 St. Louis Post-Dispatch
ProPublica
2021 Anchorage Daily News
ProPublica
2020 PBS FRONTLINE
2019
Hannah Dreier, ProPublica
Garance Burke and Martha Mendoza, Associated Press
2018 Journalists from National Public Radio and Minnesota Public Radio
2017 Steve Buttry and Hannah Dreier
2016 Las Vegas Review-Journal journalists and Steve Majerus-Collins; Margie Mason, Robin McDowell and Martha Mendoza
2015 Samantha Grant and GUSH Productions, Bob Bajek, Douglas Ray and the staff of the Gainesville Sun
2014 Matt Apuzzo, Adam Goldman and Ted Bridis, Associated Press
2013 David Boardman, The Seattle Times
2012 Karen Gadbois, The Lens (New Orleans)
2011 No Award Given
2010 Bill Shory, WBIR-TV
2009 No Award Given
2008 Glen Mabie
2007 No Award Given
2006 Allan M. Siegal, The New York Times
2006 Jerry Roberts, George Foulsham, Don Murphy, Gerry Spratt, Michael Todd, Jane Hulse, Colin Powers, Barney Brantingham, and Scott Hadly, formerly of the Santa Barbara News-Press
2005 No awards made
2004 No awards made
2003 Jordan Rodack, Hurricane Editor, the University of Miami
2002 No awards made
2001 Otis Chandler and the newsroom staff of The Los Angeles Times
2000 No awards made
1999 No awards made
1998 David Broder, The Washington Post
1998 Steve Wilson and Jane Akre, formerly of W-T-V-T, Tampa, Florida
1997 Jerry Ceppos, San Jose Mercury News
1997 Hollis Curl, Wilcox Progress Era, Camden, Alabama
1997 Carol Marin, WBBM-TV, Chicago
Nominations
Nominations should be accompanied by a letter(s) of recommendation that addresses why the nominee is deserving of this national recognition. Self-nominations are permitted.
Deadlines
All entries should be submitted no later than April 17.
For More Information
Contact SPJ Headquarters at 317/927-8000 or e-mail: [email protected]
SPJ News
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Events and Deadlines
- 11/24/24: SPJ + Aquiline Universal Newsroom Biweekly Chat
- 12/01/24: Entries Open: New America Award
- 12/03/24: SPJ Georgia: A Winter Wonderland
- 12/05/24: Entry deadline for the Lukas Prize Project
- 12/06/24: Presidential Transition Briefing: What journalists should know about the transfer of power before Inauguration Day
